Sports News-December 24, 2012
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Konner Tucker and Jaques Streeter had 17 points apiece to help UTEP defeat Nebraska 68-52 in the championship game of the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Sunday night. Nebraska (8-4) did not score until 13:31 into the first half. The Huskers then began to chip away at the lead when UTEP went cold for a four-minute stretch but closed out the half going on a 16-5 run. The second half was much of the same as UTEP (6-5) controlled the pace. Nebraska cut the lead to as little as eight with a 13-4 run late, but UTEP stayed ahead. Nebraska shot 37.3 percent from the field for the game, while UTEP shot 47 percent and led by as many as 22 points. Ray Gallegos led Nebraska with 22 points. Brandon Ubel had 11 points. Dylan Talley, who had averaged 15 points per game, was held to four points.
Robert Griffin III threw two touchdown passes in his first game back from a knee injury, Kai Forbath set the NFL record for consecutive field goals to begin a career and the Washington Redskins held on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 Sunday for their sixth straight win. Nick Foles drove the Eagles to the Redskins 5 before his intentional grounding penalty ended the game. The Redskins (9-6) can clinch the NFC East with a victory over Dallas at home next Sunday. They haven't won it since 1999 and last reached the playoffs in 2007. Trying to play spoiler, the Eagles (4-11) fell short in what could've been Andy Reid's last game coaching the team at the Linc. Reid is unlikely to return to Philadelphia for his 15th season next year.
NFL Scoreboard:
Miami 24 Buffalo 10
Cincinnati 13 Pittsburgh 10
Indianapolis 20 Kansas City 13
Minnesota 23 Houston 6
New England 23 Jacksonville 16
New Orleans 34 Dallas 31 (OT)
Carolina 17 Oakland 6
San Diego 27 N-Y Jets 17
St. Louis 28 Tampa Bay 13
Green Bay 55 Tennessee 7
Washington 27 Philadelphia 20
Denver 34 Cleveland 12
Chicago 28 Arizona 13
Baltimore 33 N-Y Giants 14
Seattle 42 San Francisco 13
NBA Scoreboard:
Brooklyn 95 Philadelphia 92
New York 94 Minnesota 91
Utah 97 Orlando 93
San Antonio 129 Dallas 91
L-A Clippers 103 Phoenix 77
Sacramento 108 Portland 96
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